Return to our original form of community.
"A circle is not just a meeting with the chairs rearranged. A circle is a way of doing things differently than we have become accustomed to. The circle is a return to our original form of community as well as a leap forward to create a new form of community."
- Christina Baldwin, Calling the Circle
- Christina Baldwin, Calling the Circle
Join us for a learning experience in
The Circle Way
Ottawa, Ontario
November 24-26, 2016
The Circle Way is an alternative infrastructure for collaborative conversations that calls on long-held principles and practices of circle. In circle, we gain order from respectful structure rather than control. We initiate questions and suggestions, allow divergence and convergence, and watch for insights that emerge from collective synergy. We harvest our learning as a group and take shared responsibility for next directions to produce more sustainable actions.
Practice an ancient form of meeting for modern times.
The circle, or council, is an ancient form of meeting that has gathered human beings into respectful conversations for thousands of years.
- Circle is a shape where everyone can see and hear each other.
- Circle is an experience of sharing story, inviting diverse thinking, and encouraging creative problem solving.
- Circle is a group process that supports every voice into collaborative decision-making.
Who is this workshop for?
Everyone who cares for the quality of conversations and the quality of relationships is warmly welcome to attend.
This circle practice supports leaders, managers, supervisors, project leaders, community groups, youth workers, educators, board members, consultants, women's circles, and those working in fields such as health care, government, health care, the social sector, education, organizations, healing and trauma work, parent groups, restorative justice, social innovation and corporate teams.
This circle practice supports leaders, managers, supervisors, project leaders, community groups, youth workers, educators, board members, consultants, women's circles, and those working in fields such as health care, government, health care, the social sector, education, organizations, healing and trauma work, parent groups, restorative justice, social innovation and corporate teams.
The Circle Way can be used to:
- Create healthy team and community relationships
- Invite stories
- Embrace diverse viewpoints
- Address conflict and stuck conversations
- Make difficult decisions
- Hear each person’s voice and perspective
- Generate bold and creative solutions
- Build capacity
- Move beyond a “check-in"
- Work with complexity
During this workshop we will:
- Explore what is The Circle Way and how it works – the agreements, principles and practices that give it strength.
- Practice circle participation and hosting.
- Apply circle infrastructure to real and challenging situations in work or personal life.
- Discover how understanding The Circle Way can take your hosting of other participatory processes to a much deeper place.
Learn to host intentional dialogue.
This workshop is based on the teachings from the book The Circle Way – A Leader in Every Chair, by Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea. Christina and Ann have been on a twenty-plus-year pioneering journey bringing circle back into modern application as The Circle Way. The Circle Way is a modern methodology that calls on the ancient tradition of circle and helps people gather in conversations that fulfil their potential for dialogue, replenishment, and wisdom-based change.
Meet the hosting team
Heather Plett is a facilitator, teacher, and coach who works with groups and individuals locally and internationally. Her specialty lies in the art of holding space - offering people deep listening and intentional support that will allow them to find their own way forward. She hosts meaningful conversations and uses creative methods such as group storytelling and art-making to engage people in growth and healing. She is a skilled practitioner of The Circle Way and The Art of Hosting and she teaches courses such as Mandala Discovery and Openhearted Writing to help people connect more deeply with themselves and others. www.heatherplett.com
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Sharon Faulds is a practitioner & teacher of the Circle Way. She hosts transformative conversations and builds collaborative relationships in teams and organizations. Her main focus is applying Circle learnings/teachings to the challenges we face in healthcare. While studying for her MAL, I was introduced to Christina Baldwin in 2000 at Royal Roads University, where she spoke about PeerSpirit Circle as an ancient process as a way of being in the world and emerging as a new way. This ignited her passion to become a circle carrier practicing and teaching Circle as a means to creating a better world.
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Meet the local logistics coordinator
Mariann Canning is a certified Life Tribute Professional, speaker, grief guide and workshop facilitator. Mariann works with you to co-create a unique personal or public program or celebration of life. Her practice is rooted in a holistic health and wellness approach to rebuild resilience and empower wholehearted living following a life changing experience of grief or loss. www.marianncanning.com
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Location
a meeting room at the back of
Garden of Crystals
1756 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1J 6N3
Garden of Crystals
1756 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1J 6N3
Tuition
$350 CAD
payable by Paypal or credit card
~ includes lunches and materials ~
Some scholarships are available; please see The Circle Way
Cancellation policy: If you cancel more than 2 weeks before the workshop begins,
we will return your payment minus a 25% administrative charge
payable by Paypal or credit card
~ includes lunches and materials ~
Some scholarships are available; please see The Circle Way
Cancellation policy: If you cancel more than 2 weeks before the workshop begins,
we will return your payment minus a 25% administrative charge
The schedule:
Thursday, November 24: Please plan to arrive by 6:30 pm. Our workshop will begin with an evening session which will end around 9:00pm.
Friday, November 25: We will have a full day program (9:00am to 4:30pm), followed by an optional dinner together (price not included).
Saturday, November 26: We will have a full day program that will end by 4:00pm.
You will be redirected to the registration page located on Heather Plett's website
Space is limited - please register early
Space is limited - please register early
Testimonials
"We were blessed to have Heather lead us at our recent retreat as we sat in circle and shared with each other. The exploration of connection with community to connection with self, culminated with a labyrinth walk that embodied our journeys as individuals and as a group. Heathers style of leadership was inclusive, adaptive and genuine. She shared of herself and invited us to do the same. In the safety and support of the 'rim' of the circle there was no right or wrong...just truths shared." - Sharon Simon
"Sharon is an inspirational leader of circle conversations in very complex environments. Ever respectful, with an excellent sense of humour, Sharon is very effective in supporting inter-professional teams to create one shared story." - Susan Morris
"Sharon is an inspirational leader of circle conversations in very complex environments. Ever respectful, with an excellent sense of humour, Sharon is very effective in supporting inter-professional teams to create one shared story." - Susan Morris
Questions?
Please contact us at heather at heatherplett dot com. We're happy to explore if this is the right workshop for you.
Please contact us at heather at heatherplett dot com. We're happy to explore if this is the right workshop for you.
Change how people work, live, and govern themselves.
"Our deepest belief has been that careful dialogue, with a question or intention in the centre, agreements for speaking and listening at the rim, and a light social structure for leadership can change how people work, live, and govern themselves."
- Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea